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Community Event
Button Up NH
Home weatherization workshop
Derry Public Library
December 1st
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New Futures CLI Leadership Retreat
December 9, 2010
8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
A one-day leadership retreat designed to provide information, enhance skills, and empower individuals to take action. A basic belief of CLI is the power of a single individual to impact public policy. Retreat participants report greater confidence contacting their elected officials.
To register for the retreat, contact Linda King.
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New Futures
WorkshopsOverview of 2011 Legislative SessionTuesday, 1/11/11 9:00 AM - 12:00 PMDid you know that the average number of bills filed each session in the NH Legislature is 1200! If you're wondering how you can determine which of these bills you should know about, join our policy director for this informative session. RegisterFor more information about any of these sessions or the Community Leadership Initiative, please email or call Linda King (603) 225-9540.
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Staff
Sue Centner
Director
Paula Galvin,
Assistant Director
Kaitlyn Clarke,
Youth Coordinator
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Community Alliance for Teen Safety is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to promote safe habits for all youth by increasing awareness of high-risk behaviors, encouraging healthy choices, and fostering community alliances.
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Dear Friend of the CATS Community,
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Pinkerton Academy hosted an important community forum last month, "Helping Adults Support Grieving Teens - Recognizing the Warning Signs for Depression and Suicide". CATS was honored to participate on the panel and wants to remind readers that resources are available on the CATS website. Please take note of the Lifeline's protocol, Responding to Online Users in Crisis.
Efforts are underway nationally and locally to provide a more coherent continuum of care for substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery. The Partnership at Drugfree.org offers a newly designed website that easily presents navigation for prevention, intervention, treatment,and recovery resources. CATS continues to work with our local and regional partners (Allies in Substance Abuse Prevention) to support this effort. The "Be the Wall" campaign is an example of a collaborative project in our region. Click here to learn more about the state's regional networks.
Please be sure to drive safe this Thanksgiving. As always, please contact CATS with any questions, comments or suggestions. We invite your involvement!
Best regards and Happy Thanksgiving!
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Community Alliance for Teen Safety Celebrates Red Ribbon Week
It will be blooming tulips!
On Thursday, October 28, 2010 youth members from CATS collaborated with students, staff and administration from Gilbert H. Hood to plant tulips in front of the middle school. The Derry Coop School District coordinated other activities for their students as well in recognition of the annual campaign. The red tulips will bloom in April during National Alcohol Awareness Month and represent "planting the promise" of being drug-free.
Red Ribbon Week is a time when people across the State of NH and the Country promise to stay drug-free and affirm their commitment to drug prevention and education by wearing red ribbons, red t-shirts, or anything red.
In addition to planting tulips the CATS Youth Coordinator met with members of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Derry Torch Club to create Halloween candy bags. The candy bags were adorned with youth-inspired hand-written "drug-free" messages and were handed out at the annual Boys & Girls Club Halloween Dance on October 29th. To carry the message of Red Ribbon week further, the Derry Library youth group worked with CATS youth members to create book marks with drug free messages that are offered free to community and can be picked up at the library.
Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation. By wearing red and participating in community anti-drug events, people pledge to live a drug-free life.
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Recovery Resources
Are you interested in joining a peer-support group?
FASTER (Families Advocating for Substance Treatment, Education, and Recovery) is an alliance of parents and families that have been personally impacted by adolescent substance use and/or addiction. FASTER is coordinated by Friends of Recovery-NH (FOR-NH).
CATS has contacted FOR-NH about starting a FASTER group in Derry. If any parents are interested in this opportunity, or to be trained as a facilitator, please contact Janis Lilly, FASTER Project Coordinator at fasternewhampshire@gmail.com.
FOR-NH is a voluntary organization of people in recovery from alcohol and other drug problems, family members and other allies concerned about alcohol.
Please visit the NH DHHS Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services Recovery Support Services website or the Recovery Community pages of the DrugfreeNH.org site for additional information.
Read the Derry News article Londonderry Gets Center to Help Deal with Addiction
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NH Medicaid AOD "Benefit" on the Horizon
The Medicaid Workgroup presented its report to the Governor's Commission at their meeting October 15th. The consensus report outlined findings and recommendations including plans to move forward with including substance use disorder treatment services and specialty trained providers in NH Medicaid by 2013. The Commission voted to establish a standing Medicaid Taskforce to report on progress at each of their meetings. If you are interested in serving on this Taskforce contact Amy Pepin. Please read the full report.
Source: New Futures
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Drive Safe this Thanksgiving
 With the holidays upon us and millions of Americans hitting the roads, CATS wants everyone to arrive safely at their destinations. We want drivers and passengers alike to remember, Buckle Up America. Every Trip. Every Time.
While seat belt use is at a record high of 85% nationwide, 45 million Americans still fail to buckle up when they get in a motor vehicle. According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), on any given day about 38 people who are not buckled up are killed in motor vehicle crashes.
In 2008 alone, nearly 13,000 unbuckled passenger vehicle occupants lost their lives on U.S. roadways. It is estimated that nearly one third of these lives could have been saved if they had been properly belted. NHTSA statistics also show that those least likely to buckle up are teens; young adults; males; nighttime riders; motorists traveling on rural roads; and individuals traveling in pickup trucks.
 The 2008 Thanksgiving holiday season was no different, from Monday, November17, to Monday, December 1st, 1,120 passenger vehicle occupants were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes. Tragically, more than half of those killed were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash, where restraint use was known.
According to NHTSA, regular seat belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. Research has shown that when lap and shoulder belts are used properly, the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passenger car occupants is reduced by 45 percent, and the risk of moderate to serious injury is reduced by 50 percent.
For more information about highway safety during Thanksgiving, please visit www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov.
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Statistics from NH Liquor Enforcement: DUI Mobile Command Center
During this annual period of January 1, 2010 to October 26, 2010, the NH Division of Liquor Enforcement conducted a total of 21 sobriety checkpoints throughout the state. The illustration on the next page shows the number of checkpoints where the DUI- Mobile Command Unit was posted.
 From the 21 Sobriety Checkpoints,
- 50 subjects were arrested/processed on board the DUI-Mobile Command Unit.
- Of the 50; 23 were arrested for DUI (Alcohol/Drugs),
- 10 were arrested for Unlawful Possession/Transportation of a Controlled Drug in a Motor Vehicle,
- 3 were arrested for Unlawful Possession/Transportation of Alcohol by a Minor,
- 6 were arrested for Operating After Suspension,
- 1 was arrested for Disobeying a Police Officer,
- 2 were arrested for Operating without a Valid License,
- 2 were arrested for Open Containers in a Motor Vehicle,
- 2 were arrested for active Electronic Bench Warrants,
- and 2 were placed into Protective Custody.
Read more on NH State Liquor Enforcement's Facebook page.
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Drowsy Driving is Dangerous
 According to the National Sleep Foundation's 2009 Sleep in America poll, about one-third (28%) of Americans admitted that they have fallen asleep behind the wheel within the past year, and more than half (54%) said they have driven while drowsy. The AAA Foundation study shows that more than a quarter of surveyed adults admitted they drove despite being so tired that they had difficulty keeping their eyes open in the previous month.
Sleepiness can impair drivers by causing slower reaction times, vision impairment, lapses in judgment and delays in processing information. In fact, studies show that being awake for more than 20 hours results in an impairment equal to a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08%, the legal limit in all states. It is also possible to fall into a 3-4 second microsleep without realizing it.
Feeling sleepy? Find a safe place to pull over and stop driving if you exhibit these warning signs:
- Difficulty focusing, frequent blinking and/or heavy eyelids
- Difficulty keeping reveries or daydreams at bay
- Trouble keeping your head up
- Drifting from your lane, swerving, tailgating and/or hitting rumble strips
- Inability to clearly remember the last few miles driven
- Missing exits or traffic signs
- Yawning repeatedly
- Feeling restless, irritable, or aggressive
For more information about drowsy driving, visit the National Sleep Foundation's drowsy driving website at www.DrowsyDriving.org.
Source: National Organizations for Youth Safety
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What is "Be the Wall NH"?
"Be the Wall" is a successful social marketing campaign developed by the Florida Office of Drug Control and the Florida Department of Children & Families, Florida Youth Delegation and Drug Free Charlotte. The campaign empowers parents to "be the wall between teens and alcohol." "Be the Wall NH" was adopted by members of Allies in Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) to send the message to parents in New Hampshire. Rockingham County has over 33,000 youth between the ages of 10-20, and our prevention experts and community members are dedicated to impacting all of those youth in a positive way by helping to reduce substance abuse. Join us and share the message!
Did you know?
- Rockingham County youth know how to have a good time without alcohol. In 2009, 61% of high school youth reported not having a single drink in the last 30 days.
- Of the minority that choose to drink, statistics show higher involvement with other risky behaviors like unsafe sex, drinking and driving, and low academic performance.
- The most common source of alcohol to teens that choose to drink is in the family refrigerator.
- 84% of high school youth in Rockingham County believe their parents think it's wrong to drink alcohol. Parents are the #1 influence to deter your teen from drinking alcohol.
- Teens and adults can report parties where teens may be using alcohol. It is illegal - Dial 211 to report anonymously!
We encourage parents to talk with their teens regularly, check out www.bethewall.org for a fun and interactive parent toolkit! If you have any questions please contact Allies in Substance Abuse Prevention at 603.436.5554 x115 or cpcjcoordinator@uwgs.org.
Source: "Did you know" facts - Allies in Substance Abuse Prevention
Funding provided in part by: NH Bureaus of Drug & Alcohol Services, NH Center for Excellence, and United Way of the Greater Seacoast
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